Hmm, maybe. [No, he'll wash the omni, he will. He'll definitely put more effort into cleaning it than wiping it on his sleeve, which may have been his first plan. But oh, fun, Viktor is coming to scare his gaggle of timid minister friends again, that's another round of 'no, he didn't mean anything by it' Palamedes can put off until tomorrow, because he's definitely not going to stop him. He scoffs, though.]

Now who's scaring the wildlife? They're easily startled, for people who are undoubtedly covered in blood as we speak.

[Or: be nice, but don't not come around to pick him up and spook the ministers.]

I'll see you soon.

[He'll even go wash up, as promised, and shuck off his minister robes and leave them to be washed by someone else on wash duty who is not him, thank god. Luckily the ministers' provided duds are blood-proof, and so it's mostly picking off the omni that he has to spend his time on while he loiters in the foyer of the Lumenarium waiting for Viktor. The handful of ministers milling about doing other tasks are also waiting for Viktor, but with the occasional wary glance at the main entrance doors. Palamedes pretends not to notice.]